Wed Apr 11, 2007

Friends defend Russell as 'Huckabees' video gathers steam

LA Times
Director's on-set tirade against Lily Tomlin is a much-viewed video online. But it doesn't show the whole man, colleagues say. By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer

As director David O. Russell's now infamous "I (Heart) Huckabees" on-set freakout on Lily Tomlin, posted as a Web video, reaches the parody phase, his friends are coming forward to defend his shocking tirade — and his colorful directing style.

Sure, they say, he's "exacting" and doesn't suffer fools; to an outsider, they admit, his tantrum toward the film's costar captured on video might look like a madman's rant. But one obscenity-laden fit shouldn't define Russell, who, they point out, is also a brilliant writer and gifted filmmaker.

"He has his own unique bearing; you've got to know that going in," said "Smokin' Aces" director Joe Carnahan. "And he's not an apologist." More...

Posted on Apr 11, 07 | 1:05 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Fri Mar 18, 2005

I Heart Huckabees DVD Blogging

Every Friday
In the tradition of some blogs I follow I decided I'd do a bit of picture blogging on Fridays. Most people post pictures of their pets - but since I don't have one and this site is about Mark - I've decided to grab some screen caps from the new 2 disc DVD for your viewing pleasure.

Next up is from the music video for Jon Brion's Knock Yourself Out with Mark dressed as a cowboy:
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And as a limited time post St. Patrick's Day treat! An animated gif of Mark as bear doing the running man!

Posted on Mar 18, 05 | 3:35 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Fri Mar 11, 2005

I Heart Huckabees DVD Blogging

Every Friday
In the tradition of some blogs I follow I decided I'd do a bit of picture blogging on Fridays. Most people post pictures of their pets - but since I don't have one and this site is about Mark - I've decided to grab some screen caps from the new 2 disc DVD for your viewing pleasure.

Next up is from the music video for Jon Brion's Knock Yourself Out with Mark as a bride:
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Posted on Mar 11, 05 | 10:01 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Fri Mar 04, 2005

I Heart Huckabees DVD blogging

Every Friday
In the tradition of some blogs I follow I decided I'd do a bit of picture blogging on Fridays. Most people post pictures of their pets - but since I don't have one and this site is about Mark - I've decided to grab some screen caps from the new 2 disc DVD for your viewing pleasure.

First up is from the music video for Jon Brion's Knock Yourself Out with Mark as a bear and Jason as the hunter:
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Posted on Mar 04, 05 | 11:33 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Wed Mar 02, 2005

Clips from Huckabees DVD

MovieWeb
Thanks Kaz!

Posted on Mar 02, 05 | 5:39 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Tue Feb 22, 2005

I Heart Huckabees (Region 1) out today on DVD

Order the 2 Disc SE or the Single disc from Amazon!
Buy it fast, I was just over at Best Buy and they had 6 left!

Posted on Feb 22, 05 | 2:00 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Wed Feb 16, 2005

Details on Huckabees DVD - Region 2 - April 18th - £19.99

DVD Times
Features include:
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English DD5.1 Surround
English HOH subtitles
Audio commentary by David O. Russell
Audio commentary by David O. Russell, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts
Documentary: I Heart Huckabees production documentary (35 mins)
4 deleted and extended scenes
5 outtakes
Featurette: Miscellaneous Things People Did
Jon Brion’s ‘Knock Yourself Out’ music video
Infomercials, commercials and PSA’s
Inside Look – Robots behind the scenes with Chris Wedge

Looks like it has a bit less deleted scenes than the Region 1 DVD.

Posted on Feb 16, 05 | 3:52 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Mon Feb 14, 2005

Review of Huckabees SE DVD

DVDTalk
Whoa nelly! It's going for around $28 preorder at Amazon and $29.99 at the retail stores next week.

It should probably also be noted at this point that the Amaray keep case for the film is exactly the same for both editions; the only difference is the two-disc version has a slipcover that mentions (strangely) only a few of the supplements contained within. First up is a 35-minute, fullscreen documentary titled "Production Surveillance," shot by, among others, Russell's good friend Spike Jonze (his voice is heard frequently throughout the short). "Production Surveillance" vacillates between EPK fluff and a really, really bizarre home movie (in particular, Hoffman floats through like someone's lost relative). It fits well with the tone of the movie, but is an odd experience nonetheless – which could be said about most of the extras for I Heart Huckabees. Russell's appearance on "Charlie Rose" to promote the film is presented in serviceable fullscreen and runs 31 minutes. A whopping 51 minutes worth of deleted/extended scenes are on hand, all in non-anamorphic widescreen and helpfully labeled as to their place in the film – available individually or with a "play all" option. Four minutes of outtakes, also in non-anamorphic widescreen, are available separately or played all together.

Under "Miscellaneous Things People Did" is housed a four minute, 45 second fullscreen gag reel – for lack of a better description – set to Brion’s score. "Infomercials, Commercials and PSAs" is exactly that (and a little bit more): a six and a half minute fullscreen featurette on production designer KK Barrett; a three and a half minute fullscreen featurette on costume designer Mark Bridges; six Open Spaces Coalition PSAs (in non-anamorphic widescreen) that clock in at an aggregate two minutes; all of the Huckabees commercials (in non-anamorphic widescreen) featuring Watts' character combine for a total of two minutes; a 13 and a half minute fullscreen featurette on Brion’s score titled "Jon Brion Brings It To Huckabees;" a fullscreen photo montage set to Brion's score that runs for three minutes, 45 seconds; a surreal yet strangely informative 28 minute and 50 second fullscreen "infomercial" about the Jaffe’s existential detective agency; 34 and a half minutes of "infomercial" extra dialogue (featuring such questions as "What is real?") and acoustic performance of two Brion songs not in the film, "Get What It's About" and "Over Our Heads" and closing out this section, a four minute, seven second fullscreen behind-the-scenes featurette on the "infomercial."

But wait – there's still more. Under the heading "Extras" (I guess the rest of this stuff is just fluff or something), you'll find the 36 second teaser trailer in non-anamorphic widescreen; the two minute, 11 second theatrical trailer in non-anamorphic widescreen; the two minute, 18 second non-anamorphic widescreen music video for Brion’s "Knock Yourself Out," directed by Russell and co-starring Wahlberg and Schwartzman There's also an 11-minute fullscreen featurette on the making of the music video as well as a Brion-narrated 30 second soundtrack spot.

Posted on Feb 14, 05 | 10:26 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Thu Feb 10, 2005

I Heart Huckabees DVD reviews/contests

Not the Special Edition
A couple reviews of the non-Special Edition of Huckabees from DVDFile, Hollywood News, DVD Talk, DVD Review and DVD Future.

Also spotted some contests to win a copy of it (non SE) from Zap2It for US residents only and from And Pop for the Canadians.

Posted on Feb 10, 05 | 11:22 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Fri Feb 04, 2005

Mark Wahlberg profile by Anthony D'Alessandro

Variety
THESP FILE
What actor/actress would you most like to work with?
"John Garfield if he was alive. He's so real and reminds me of my dad. So many people have borrowed from him."

What's your favorite film from the past five years?
"City of God" "It's heartbreaking because that world really exists. I knew everything that was going on in that story."

Which character in a film have you watched and wished you could've played?
"Anything with an English or Australian accent. You don't see too many American actors getting chances to play these kinds of roles."

Next up:"I'm playing ice hockey right now in preparation for a role in John Singleton's 'Four Brothers'". Wahlberg plays one of four kids who avenges their foster mother's death after she's murdered. More...

Posted on Feb 04, 05 | 6:04 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Wed Jan 26, 2005

Mark at the IFC Gotham Awards video

Markwahlberg.com
Mark Shields converted the video of Mark at the Gotham awards I taped last month and has it up on the site to download!

Posted on Jan 26, 05 | 10:49 am | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

Fri Jan 07, 2005

Mark interview in Fade In Magazine - Part Three

Fade In
Read Part one and Part two.

Many aspiring actors and film makers alike deal with a great deal of rejection. Can you recall a time when you were starting out that you were rejected?

There's never been a part that I felt, "wow, I need to have [this]," I deal with all kinds of rejections all the time and, believe me, it's not that big of a deal. If you don't have the right attitude, you're fucked. You're dealing with [rejection] so often, and there's so much bullshit that goes into all of it - you know what I mean? So many Times, the wrong people are getting the wrong roles - roles that other people deserve. I'm talking strictly on an acting level, [when] someone that's right for the role doesn't get it. But the right roles comes along. You've got to be patient. It's harder to say "no" but it's important to say "no" whether or not you're in position to. More...

Posted on Jan 07, 05 | 4:17 pm | Permalink | I Heart Huckabees

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